Boeing, Better Angels, Oddly Satisfying, Life in Space

Boeing Planes Grounded Guest: Richard Aboulafia, Aviation Analyst, Vice President of Analysis, Teal Group Two fatal crashes in just the last five months –both involving the same newly-redesigned Boeing passenger plane. Hundreds of people dead. On Wednesday, President Trump announced the US would join China, Australia, the UK and the rest of the European Union in temporarily grounding all Boeing 737 Max airplanes. “Our hearts go out to all those who lost loved ones, to their friends to their families in both of the Ethiopian and the Lion Airlines crashes that involved the 737 Max aircraft,” said Trump on Wednesday. “It’s a terrible, terrible thing. Boeing is an incredible company. They are working very, very hard right now and hopefully they’ll very quickly come up with the answer, but until they do the planes are grounded.”  What Happens When Rs and Ds Talk With Each Other, Rather than At or About? Guest: David Blankenhorn, President and co-founder of Better Angels (LINK FOR WEB: Better-Angels.org) How upset would you be if your child married an ardent Trump supporter? Or ardent Clinton supporter? Back in the 60s, hardly any parents said they’d be unhappy if their son or daughter married someone from the other party. Today half of Americans –both Republicans and Democrats –told YouGov’s survey-takers they’d be uncomfortable or upset by a cross-party marriage in the family. A nonprofit group called “Better Angels” has spent the last two years bringing together ardent Democrats and Republicans in hopes of fostering civil dialogue. Oddly Satisfying Trend Guest: Jessica Myrick, Associate Professor of Media Studies, Penn State Videos of people squishing slime, slicing bars of soap into thin flakes or even power washing a dirty deck get millions of views on YouTube. Often they’re labeled #OddlySatisfying –and they really are inexplicably mesmerizing. Finding Life in Space in Analogue Environments on Earth (Originally aired November 12, 2018) Guest: Morgan Leigh Cable, PhD, Research Scientist in the Instrument